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I Heard the Bells

It was reported that over10,000 copies of his works sold in London in a singleday, a day...

It was reported that over
10,000 copies of his works sold in London in a single
day, a day that Charles Dickens called more frightening than
all the ghosts of Christmas past, present and
future combined

Full Transcript

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It was reported that over 10,000 copies of his works
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sold in London in a single day, a day that Charles Dickens
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called more frightening than all the ghosts of Christmas
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past, present and future combined.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:15
Uploaded
Apr 26, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, family
Production
Sight & Sound Theatres

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Movie Summary

The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
[LAUGHS] So who is this man? - I Heard the Bells 00:06
[LAUGHS] So who is this man?
He is New England's very own Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. - I Heard the Bells 00:08
He is New England's very own Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
[APPLAUSE] - I Heard the Bells 00:09
[APPLAUSE]
Smile, nod. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
Smile, nod.
Cheer and calm the wildest woe and stay the bitterest tear. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
Cheer and calm the wildest woe and stay the bitterest tear.
But even Henry Longfellow cannot stay those bitter tears when it - I Heard the Bells 00:11
But even Henry Longfellow cannot stay those bitter tears whe...
Longfellow's poems on slavery have helped - I Heard the Bells 00:08
Longfellow's poems on slavery have helped
I have chosen one of these poems to be - I Heard the Bells 00:14
I have chosen one of these poems to be
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Josiah Wilson. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Josiah Wilson.
[CRASH] - I Heard the Bells 00:16
[CRASH]
The pages of thy book, I read. - I Heard the Bells 00:07
The pages of thy book, I read.
And as I closed each one, my heart, responding, - I Heard the Bells 00:12
And as I closed each one, my heart, responding,
Thy words are great and bold. - I Heard the Bells 00:06
Thy words are great and bold.
At times to me they seem like Luther's in the days of old, - I Heard the Bells 00:09
At times to me they seem like Luther's in the days of o...
[CHAINS RATTLING] - I Heard the Bells 00:20
[CHAINS RATTLING]
A voice is ever at thy side, speaking in tones of might - I Heard the Bells 00:17
A voice is ever at thy side, speaking in tones of might
And tell out this bloody tale. - I Heard the Bells 00:05
And tell out this bloody tale.
Record this dire eclipse, this day - I Heard the Bells 00:13
Record this dire eclipse, this day
[CHAINS CLATTERING] - I Heard the Bells 00:07
[CHAINS CLATTERING]
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. - I Heard the Bells 00:08
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.